2021

• Persistence of Infectivity in Elderly Individuals Diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 Infection 10 Days after Onset of Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study

  Hugues Charest, Judith Fafard, Michel Roger, Gaston De Serres
  Longtin, Yves; Parkes, Leighanne; Charest, Hugues; Rajarison, Stacy; Zaharatos, Gerasimos J.; Fafard, Judith; Roger, Michel; De Serres, Gaston
  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  DOI : 10.1017/ice.2021.502

• Natural spring water gargle samples as an alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 detection using a laboratory-developed test

  Judith Fafard, Florence Doualla-Bell, Hugues Charest
  Gobeille Paré, Sarah; Bestman-Smith, Julie; Fafard, Judith; Doualla-Bell, Florence; Jacob-Wagner, Mariève; Lavallée, Christian; Charest, Hugues; Beauchemin, Stéphanie; Coutlée, François; Dumaresq, Jeannot; Busque, Lambert; St-Hilaire, Manon; Lépine, Guylaine; Boucher, Valérie; Desforges, Marc; Goupil-Sormany, Isabelle; Labbé, Annie-Claude; G-SPIT study group
  Journal of Medical Virology
  DOI : 10.1002/jmv.27407

• Natural spring water gargle and direct RT-PCR for the diagnosis of COVID-19 (COVID-SPRING study)

  Philippe J. Dufresne, Judith Fafard
  Dumaresq, Jeannot; Coutlée, François; Dufresne, Philippe J.; Longtin, Jean; Fafard, Judith; Bestman-Smith, Julie; Bergevin, Marco; Vallières, Emilie; Desforges, Marc; Labbé, Annie-Claude
  Journal of Clinical Virology: The Official Publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology
  DOI : 10.1016/j.jcv.2021.104995

• Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 detection with the cobas® 6800/8800 system on gargle samples using two sample processing methods with combined oropharyngeal/nasopharyngeal swab

  Michel Roger, Judith Fafard
  Benoit, Patrick; Labbé, Annie-Claude; Lalancette, Linda; Gagnon, Simon; Bonneau, Eric; Lavallée, Christian; Roger, Michel; Fafard, Judith; Dumaresq, Jeannot; Beauchemin, Stéphanie; Coutlée, François; G-SPIT group
  Journal of Medical Virology
  DOI : 10.1002/jmv.27245

• Comparison of saliva with oral and nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 detection on various commercial and laboratory developed assays

  David Roy, Michel Roger, Judith Fafard
  Labbé, Annie-Claude; Benoit, Patrick; Paré, Sarah Gobeille; Coutlée, François; Lévesque, Simon; Bestman-Smith, Julie; Dumaresq, Jeannot; Lavallée, Christian; Houle, Claudia; Martin, Philippe; Mak, Anton; Gervais, Philippe; Langevin, Stéphanie; Jacob-Wagner, Mariève; Gagnon, Simon; St-Hilaire, Manon; Lussier, Nathalie; Yechouron, Ariane; Roy, David; Roger, Michel; Fafard, Judith
  Journal of Medical Virology
  DOI : 10.1002/jmv.27026

• Infectivity of Healthcare Workers Diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Approximately 2 weeks after Onset of Symptoms: a Cross-Sectional Study

  Hugues Charest, Jasmin Villeneuve, Judith Fafard, Michel Roger, Gaston De Serres
  Longtin, Yves; Charest, Hugues; Quach, Caroline; Savard, Patrice; Baz, Mariana; Boivin, Guy; Farfard, Judith; Villeneuve, Jasmin; Roger, Michel; De Serres, Gaston
  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  DOI : 10.1017/ice.2020.1420